Home care agency
Mickle Hill
Home care agency in Pickering, North Yorkshire
Mickle Hill
Home care agency in Pickering, North Yorkshire
Operated by Rangeford Villages
What do these badges mean?
- High Retirement Community — An above-average share of residents are aged 65 and over (ONS Census) — often a sign of established later-life communities and services.
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About
Mickle Hill is a home care agency based in Pickering, North Yorkshire, providing care and support in people's own homes. It supports older people aged 65 and over, younger adults under 65, and people living with dementia, physical disabilities, mental health conditions and sensory impairment.
The Care Quality Commission rated Mickle Hill as Requires Improvement in its 2023 inspection. The agency was rated Good for Effective and Caring, and Requires Improvement for Safe, Responsive and Well-led.
What inspectors found
CQC: Requires improvementReport published 15 May 2023 · Last inspected 13 April 2023
Inspectors found that people receiving personal care at this extra care housing service said they felt safe and were happy with their support, and that staff were safely recruited, trained and supervised. The overall rating fell from outstanding to requires improvement. Inspectors raised concerns about provider oversight, record keeping and care planning, and some people's preferences were not always met because of staffing limits.
- Staff were safely recruited, received a range of training, and had regular supervision and observations of their practice.
- Medicines were handled safely for people who needed support to take them.
- The provider worked closely with other health professionals and helped people with referrals to support their health and wellbeing.
- People were supported to make their own choices and felt part of their local community, with access to relevant activities.
- Governance, provider oversight and risk management were not always effective, and record keeping did not meet the required standard.
- Care plan information was not always completed consistently, which put people at risk of harm.
- Information on how to communicate with people under the Accessible Information Standard was not robustly completed or kept up to date.
Written by AI from the report text and checked against it. Not an official CQC statement. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Read the full report on CQC.
Care provided
Specialist care
What's nearby
Straight-line distances.
What’s in the area
Outdoor Spaces
- AllotmentsAdequate
- Play SpaceSparse
- Golf CourseLimited
- Public ParkAmple
- Tennis CourtAdequate
- Bowling GreenAdequate
- Playing FieldAdequate
Local Amenities
- Pubs & BarsSparse
- Restaurants & CafesAdequate
- Retail ShoppingSparse
- SupermarketsAdequate
- TakeawaysSparse
What home care costs
Estimated typical UK ranges — Mickle Hill will give you a written quote after a free needs assessment. Check who pays with the funding calculator.
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Local health safety net
Mickle Hill is backed by a local NHS health network. The nearest A&E is Scarborough Hospital, 14 miles away. The local GP practice is PICKERING MEDICAL PRACTICE, 0.4 miles away, rated ‘Good’ by the CQC.
Nearest services from NHS ODS + postcodes.io + CQC, by straight-line distance.
Part of Rangeford Villages
Mickle Hill is one of 4 services run by Rangeford Villages on AskBart. See how the group's services are rated and where it operates.
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Information last reviewed October 2026.
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